Tails — Secure, Amnesiac, and Portable

Last updated: May 2026

Tails is a live operating system that you can run from a USB stick. It is designed to leave no traces on the computer you use. All network traffic is forced through Tor, and it includes a suite of privacy tools.

Why Use Tails?

• Amnesic: Nothing is saved to the hard drive unless you explicitly enable persistence.
• Tor-integrated: All connections go through Tor by default.
• Built-in tools: PGP (GNU Privacy Guard), KeePassXC, Electrum (Bitcoin wallet), and more.
• Free and open-source.

Read the full guides on installing Tails, important settings, setting up persistence, upgrading, and backing up.